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William's Parents

Henry Harlan Gragg

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William H. Gragg

Robert Malcom Gragg

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Henry Harlan Gragg

Nov 28, 1820 - May 12, 1893

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Robert Malcom Gragg

Jan 7, 1852 - Jan 30, 1930

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William H. Gragg & Nancy Jane Cornett

William H. Gragg

Nancy Jane Cornett

Emanuel H. "Manuel" Gragg

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Nancy Jane Cornett

Unknown - Unknown

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Emanuel H. "Manuel" Gragg

Jun 16, 1877 - 1960

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In 1845, in the year that William H. Gragg was born, on December 29th, Texas was admitted as the 28th state. Formerly part of Mexico, then an independent Republic, Texas consisted mainly of American settlers - English speaking - in the north and former Mexican citizens - Spanish speaking - in the south and west when admitted to the Union.

In 1852, by the time he was just 7 years old, on March 2nd, an experimental steam fire engine was tested in the US. Great Britain had begun using "steam pumpers" after 1829, when they were invented.

In 1876, he was 31 years old when on February 14th, Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone. So did Elisha Gray. A month later, on March 7th, Bell was granted the patent and on the 10th, he made his first successful telephone call - in which he said: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

In 1922, by the time he was 77 years old, the Reparations Commission assessed German liability for World War 1 at 132 billion gold marks (over $32 billion U.S. dollars at the time). This led to hyperinflation in Germany and created the political and social atmosphere in which Hitler was able to rise to power.

In 1938, in the year of William H. Gragg's passing, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."